Toy Safety Regulations UK

The UK Toy Designated Standards list will be updated according to Publication No. 0093/23, with the specified standards for electrical toys being updated to EN 6115:2020 and EN 6115:2020/A11:2020. Toys containing or equipped with button and coin-type batteries have additional voluntary safety measures, which are listed as follows:

Button and Coin Batteries

- Toy Packaging Warnings:

Appropriate warnings on toy packaging should indicate the presence and dangers associated with these batteries, as well as actions to take if the battery is swallowed or inserted into the body. Consider appropriate graphical symbols accompanying these warnings.

- Pattern Warnings and Danger Markings:

When practical and appropriate, place pattern warnings and/or danger markings on toys containing button or coin-type batteries.

- Instruction Manual Information:

Provide information in the toy's instruction manual about the symptoms of button or coin battery ingestion, and the need to seek medical attention immediately if ingestion is suspected.

- Packaging Requirements:

In cases where button or coin batteries are provided with toys, and these batteries are not pre-installed in the battery compartment, they should be packaged in child-resistant packaging, and appropriate warning labels should be placed on the packaging.

- Permanent Markings and Warnings:

For toys using coin and button batteries, these batteries should have permanent and indelible markings, along with pattern warnings indicating that they should be kept out of reach of children or vulnerable individuals.

Complete List of Designated Standards for Toys in Compliance with the Toy (Safety) Regulations:

1. EN 71-1:2014+A1:2018

Toy Safety. Part 1: Mechanical and Physical Properties

2. EN 71-2:2020

Toy Safety. Part 2: Flammability

3. en 71-3:2019+A1:2021

Toy Safety. Part 3: Migration of Certain Elements

Note: The interpretation of paragraph 7 of the standard should be considered as requiring that the test sections should not be composed of mixed materials before the test migration and analysis stages.

4. EN 71-4:2020

Toy Safety. Part 4: Chemical and Related Activity Kits

5. EN 71-5:2015

Toy Safety. Part 5: Chemical Toys (Other Than Experimental Sets)

6. EN 71-7:2014+A3:2020

Toy Safety. Part 7: Finger Paints. Requirements and Test Methods

7. EN 71-8:2018

Toy Safety. Part 8: Domestic Activity Toys

8. EN 71-12:2016

Toy Safety. Part 12: N-nitrosamines and N-nitrosatable Substances

Information Note: The limit values in Table 2(a) of Article 4.2 of Standard EN 71-12:2016 for N-nitrosamines are lower than the limits specified in Annex II, Part III, Point 8 of S.I. 2011/1881.

 In 2011/1881, these values are as follows:

 N-nitrosamines: 0.01 mg/kg (Standard EN 71-12:2016); 0.05 mg/kg

 N-nitrosatable: 0.1 mg/kg (Standard EN 71-12:2016); 1 mg/kg

9. EN 71-13:2021+A1:2022

Toy Safety. Part 13: Smell Toys, Cosmetics Kits, and Packaging Toys

10. EN 71-14:2018

Toy Safety. Part 14: Domestic Trampolines

11. EN IEC 62115:2020

Electric Toys – Safety

EN IEC 62115:2020/A11:2020

Note: In accordance with the Toy (Safety) Regulations, compliance with these standards is presumed to meet the essential requirements of the Toy (Safety) Regulations.

This notice has been brought to the attention of the relevant standard committees.

For Toys Containing or Supplied with Button and Coin-Type Batteries

Please consider the additional measures to be taken when the next revision of the standards occurs:

a. Button and Coin Batteries:

Appropriate warnings on toy packaging should indicate the presence and dangers associated with these batteries, as well as actions to take if the battery is swallowed or inserted into the body. Consider appropriate graphical symbols accompanying these warnings.

b. Pattern Warnings and Danger Markings:

When practical and appropriate, place pattern warnings and/or danger markings on toys containing button or coin-type batteries.

c. Instruction Manual Information:

Provide information in the toy's instruction manual about the symptoms of button or coin battery ingestion, and the need to seek medical attention immediately if ingestion is suspected.

d. Packaging Requirements:

In cases where button or coin batteries are provided with toys, and these batteries are not pre-installed in the battery compartment, they should be packaged in child-resistant packaging, and appropriate warning labels should be placed on the packaging.

e. Permanent Markings and Warnings:

For toys using coin and button batteries, these batteries should have permanent and indelible markings, along with pattern warnings indicating that they should be kept out of reach of children or vulnerable individuals.